Adding Reports to Coalition Battle Management Language for NATO MSG-048

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1 Adding Reports to Coalition Battle Management Language for NATO MSG-048 Dr. Mark Pullen, Douglas Corner, Samuel Singapogu and Nicholas Clark, GMU C4I Center, USA Nicolas Cordonnier and Mohammad Mennane, Thales Communications, France Lionel Khimeche, Délégation Générale pour l Armement, France Dr. Ulrich Schade and Dr. Miloslaw Frey, FGAN-FKIE, Germany Nico de Reus, Paul de Krom and Nanne LeGrand, TNO, The Netherlands Ole Martin Mevassvik and Anders Alstad, FFI, Norway Adam Brook, QinetiQ, UK 09E-SIW-003

2 Presentation Overview C2 Simulation Interoperability Background: BML and MSG-048 Demonstration Overview National Contributions Germany France Netherlands Norway UK USA Experimentation Plans Conclusions 2 09E-SIW-003

3 C2 Simulation Interoperability Command and control simulation is a long-time goal Enable simulation in C2 for operations Enable simulation in C2 for mission rehearsal More realistic training using operational C2 system Reduce cost of training by reducing support staff Individual systems have been interconnected but no standard way to interoperate exists Battle Management Language (BML) aims to provide the capability A sequence of US projects has moved toward a standardized BML Army BML XBML AOBML JBML - geobml NATO MSG-048 has provided strong coalition input 3 09E-SIW-003

4 BML and NATO MSG E-SIW-003

5 BML Overview BML - an unambiguous language to: Command and control live and simulated forces conducting military operations, and Provide for situational awareness and a shared, common operational picture. BML orders based on Who, What, When, Where and Why. Orders are transferred among C2 and simulation systems through a database built on the JC3IEDM standard. Shared Semantics between C2 and M&S via a Common Tasking Description 5 09E-SIW-003

6 BML and NATO MSG-048 NATO Modeling and Simulation Group (NMSG) is part of the NATO Research & Technology Organisation MSG-048 is a Technical Activity under NMSG Charter: The requirement for improved M&S-C2 interoperability is well recognized by NATO bodies for defense planning, training, exercises and support to operations A NATO effort is necessary to define and standardize M&S-C2 interoperability The Coalition BML Technical Activity is based upon voluntary contributions from Nations and provides insights regarding the usefulness of M&S-C2 interoperability and capability it can offer to coalition forces 6 09E-SIW-003

7 MSG-048 Objectives Provide support to the development of a NATO representation of digitized command and control information that is understood by military personnel, simulated and in future, robotic forces. Enable improved shared awareness and common operational picture through structured plans, reports and returns. Provide support to SISO in standardizing and improving M&S-C2 interoperability for automatic, rapid and unambiguous command and control of one by the other. 7 09E-SIW-003

8 MSG-048 I/ITSEC-2008 Demonstration Demonstrate 2-way C2-Sim interoperability 8 systems/components (from 6 different Nations) Work in concert enabled by C-BML Highlight improvements since last year automated generation of situation reports (spot and ground truth) from simulations using C-BML display those reports in C2 systems to enable the commander to reflect on new orders or FRAGO as required reduction of man-in-the-loop ; the C2 interface being able to translate orders according to the C-BML grammar introduction of air operations showing multiple domain coalition BML capabilities 8 09E-SIW-003

9 BML Demonstration System NORTaC- C2IS Land C2IS JSAF FFI C2IEDM Gateway ICC Air C2IS C-BML XML file plug-in C2LG Orders Orders & Reports SCIPIO ICC translator ISIS Land C2IS ISIS translator Reports C2LG C-BML XML file plug-in Orders C-BML WEB SERVICES JC3IEDM DATABASE Orders & Reports POLLUX+ Data prefill (OOB, etc.) 9 09E-SIW-003

10 Demonstration Overview 10 09E-SIW-003

11 Demonstration Terrain 11 09E-SIW-003

12 Demonstration Scenario Operation Perseus Caspian Sea region 2025 timeframe Fictional countries Donovia, Minaria, Gorgas and Atropia Successor states to a collapsed empire Long history of fighting, factionalism, unrest Area is a source of oil and gas resources International interest lies in stability Ariana government supported by Donovian rebels threatens oilrich region of Atropia Rebels expected to try to occupy airport and harass traffic between river and airport Commander Joint Forces Land Component responsible for security Selects task forces from USA, Netherlands and Norway Simulation of their plans is needed for COA analysis 12 09E-SIW-003

13 Demonstration Task Organization 43 MNB 1 (USA) TF 2 (NOR) TF 2 (NLD) TF A/1-66 AR B/1-66 AR B/1-12 Mech C/1-22 Mech 1 MBT SQN 3 Mech Coy 4 Mech Coy A Team Mech B Team Mech C Team AR 13 09E-SIW-003

14 Demonstration 43 MNB Plan 14 09E-SIW-003

15 Demonstration Opposing Military Forces 15 09E-SIW-003

16 BML Demonstration System NORTaC- C2IS Land C2IS JSAF FFI C2IEDM Gateway ICC Air C2IS C-BML XML file plug-in C2LG Orders Orders & Reports SCIPIO ICC translator ISIS Land C2IS ISIS translator Reports C2LG C-BML XML file plug-in Orders C-BML WEB SERVICES JC3IEDM DATABASE Orders & Reports POLLUX+ Data prefill (OOB, etc.) 16 09E-SIW-003

17 National Contributions 17 09E-SIW-003

18 German Contribution: C2LG and GUI Command and Control Lexical Grammar (C2LG) Based on work of Schade and Hieb Tasking grammar formal language implementation looks forward to SISO C-BML Phase 2 C2LG GUI provides visualization of orders/tasks with plug-in interfaces Augmented to accept incomplete JBML format and fill in missing elements Form of C2LG expressions: OB Verb Tasker Taskee (Affected Action) Where Start-When (End-When) Why Label (Mod)* 18 09E-SIW-003

19 Some Examples of C2LG for Orders OB advance Tasker Taskee Route-Where Start-When (End-When) Why Label (Mod)* OB ambush Tasker Taskee Affected At-Where Start-When (End-When)Why Label (Mod)* OB assist Tasker Taskee Action At-Where Start-When (End-When)Why Label (Mod)* OB rest Tasker Taskee At-Where Start- When End-When Why Label (Mod)* An actual order: pursue BtlC CavB En towards Z at now in order to destroy En label_3_15; 19 09E-SIW-003

20 C2LG Reports Grammar Minimal grammar that allows full tasking Much simpler than natural language Grammar incapable of ambiguity Vocabulary is a separate issue Position reports RB Hostility position Who Where When Certainty Label Status-Report: own position Coy2 at CP3 at now fact label-rp-289; General (operational status) reports Hostility status-general Who Status-Value Where When Certainty Label Status-Report: own status-general Coy2 OPR at CP3 at now fact label-rp-293; 20 09E-SIW-003

21 C2LG GUI Screen 21 09E-SIW-003

22 Enabling BML Generation with C2LG GUI National C2 System C2 BML Order Output converter C2 Format Incomplete BML Pre-fill Initialization Input Plugin Pre-fill data C2LG GUI Pre-fill data Complete BML BML (JBML push) JBML web services BML W/S Output Plugin Central JC3IEDM Simulator Sim format BML sim interface 22 09E-SIW-003

23 French Contribution: SCIPIO/SWORD Command post training system for Brigade and Division HQs Automated simulation control based on command agents Generation of formatted reports to C2IS (SICF) HLA interface 23 09E-SIW-003

24 SCIPIO/SWORD Gaming GUI 24 09E-SIW-003

25 Netherlands C2 System: ISIS Integrated Staff Information System at Battalion and above. C2 Framework (C2FW) architecture. Baseline for a suite of C2 applications (OSIRIS, XANTHOS) Tactical data commander ORBAT Corresponding overlay ISIS Oporder (5 paragraph NATO Document) (free text) 25 09E-SIW-003

26 ISIS Display of Simulation Reports 26 09E-SIW-003

27 Netherlands Simulation: Pollux 27 09E-SIW-003

28 Norwegian Contribution: NORTaC-C2IS Tactical C2IS, supporting: Situation awareness Plan / Order Intelligence Order of Battle Supports NATO MIP data model and data replication Capable of creating basic BML orders (5Ws) Orders are stored in an unmodified C2IEDM database Interoperates with BML WS through FFI C2IEDM gateway (orders and reports) Order GUI FFI C2IEDM GW 28 09E-SIW-003 BML WS

29 UK Contribution: Air Scenario Reporting Used NATO C2IS ICC and US Simulation JSAF Added air component critical to coalition operations Demonstrated interoperation of Air and Ground Domains in C2 and Simulation 29 09E-SIW-003

30 Aircraft call sign MAGIC01 LION11 NITRO21-24 PAGAN31-34 Aircraft In-Flight Reports Role ARCCTL AERRFL AIRDEF OFFAIR IFREP contents Aircraft call sign Role IFREP contents Time on/off station Time on/off station Time on/off station, any air defence activity Time on/off station, targets attacked, target damage VANDAL41-43 TRON51-52 MAUL61-62 OFFAIR WLDWSL WLDWSL Time on/off station, targets attacked, target damage Time on/off station, EW activity Time on/off station, EW activity 30 09E-SIW-003

31 TARGETS ROAD / RIVER BRIDGE SUPPLY DEPOT Choke Point 4 Choke Point 3 Choke Point 1 Choke Point E-SIW-003

32 US Contribution: Scripted BML Web Services BML continues to grow and change Middleware basics remain the same Interpreted WS offers flexibility Rapid implementation of new BML constructs Easy to modify underlying data model (JC3IEDM also continues to change) Reduces time and cost for prototyping Scripting language provides a concise definition of BML-to-data model mappings Script writer need not be proficient in Java Scripted operation may, however, be slower 32 09E-SIW-003

33 Scripted BML WS Configuration Two implementations: MySQL and SIMCI RI 33 09E-SIW-003

34 Scripted Interpreter Advantages A way to implement composite transactions where: Validation requires only understanding of the object and JC3IEDM (but not Java) Changes to the mapping are simple to implement New business objects are easy to define and implement Student did six of them in two weeks while learning Scripting language provides a highly concise definition of BML mapping SISO C-BML should use it for that 34 09E-SIW

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36 Demonstration configuration #1 JC3IEDM + ISIS C2LG IBML WEB SERVICES POLLUX E-SIW-003

37 Demonstration configuration #2 JC3IEDM + NORTaC IBML WEB SERVICES SCIPIO 37 09E-SIW-003

38 Demonstration configuration #3 JC3IEDM + ICC C2LG IBML WEB SERVICES JSAF 38 09E-SIW-003

39 Demonstration configuration #4 JC3IEDM + ISIS C2LG IBML WEB SERVICES SCIPIO 39 09E-SIW-003

40 Demonstration configuration #5 JC3IEDM + NORTaC IBML WEB SERVICES POLLUX E-SIW-003

41 Experimentation Plans 41 09E-SIW-003

42 MSG-048 Plan for 2009 Phase C Soldier in the loop field experimentation Operational evaluation by unbiased SMEs based on realistic scenario Including publish/subscribe Web services Develop MSG-048 study report and prepare follow-on NATO activity To be conducted at GMU Prince William Campus, Manassas Virginia, USA 2 6 November E-SIW-003

43 New Technical Activity Program Improve C-BML with Geo-BML, C2-C2 and Sim-Sim Define, assess an operational architecture that will let commander to really use C-BML and MIP capabilities for collaborative planning and training/rehearsal Cooperate with Common Ground JCTD Address time synchronization, initialization, NATO OPORD 43 09E-SIW-003

44 Conclusions This was second step in NATO MSG-048 experimentation with BML Produced more strong evidence in favor of the techniques employed SOA for interoperation Web Service Reference Implementation C2LG-inspired schema JC3IEDM database and vocabulary Network-centric development methodology allowed very rapid development Four months requirements to demonstration National development teams with highly cooperative spirit also were essential As was availability of supportive military SMEs Increasingly experimental approach planned for 2009 Based on national work becoming available Looking forward to SISO C-BML standard that can be evaluated experimentally by MSG-048 follow-on 44 09E-SIW-003